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Sun Aug 13 1972
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Explorer 46

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Scout D-1

Description:

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

Scout D-1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Astrophysics
  • Satellite dedicated to meteroid research
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3A